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V ,4 1 -1: i ' - TOE FERQUIMA&3 lltelLY, Err.Trcr), N,fV FRIDAY," tfoVEUSEIt 21, 1941 . j n L 1 W - U;;rclpoiijicG Is DLigcrous By JL, M. Thompson, M. D, Assistant JW rector First Aid, Water Safety, and Accident Prevention Service, J. American National Red Cross. , lnnqi accident emergency! i there greater need for prompt 'and effec tive action' than in the case of se rious bleeding. Loss of half of the blood of the, body Is fatal, and the loss ate f ometijne rapid. Impelled, by such knowledge the would-be Samaritan is inclined to act in accord with the urge to "do some thing quickly." Yet here, where time is of the, essence, it is most vitally important tt do the right thing. Assistance must be effective as well as prompt. In comparison with actual perform ances of the untrained in cases of hemorrhage, the yarn about Pat, wno put a tourniquet around Mike's neck to prevent his bleeding to death from a cut' on the chin, is neither so funny nor so far-fetched as it may sound. Virtually everyone, It seems, Is tourniquet conscious. Ask any one of a dozen untrained in First Aid: "What would you do to prevent se rious bleeding?" and you will invari ably get the prompt and assured re spense: "Use a tourniquet." Unfortunately, that is not invaria bly the right answer; and even in cases where it is the right answer, adequate knowledge and training of the kind readily obtainable through Ked Cross First Aid courses is essen tial. Instances are numerous in which the victim's condition has been aggravated or his death made certain by well-meaning but bungling use of this service. Such instances include use of the tourniquet in the wrong place (some times even on the wrong side of the wound); application of insufficient pressure, which may augment the bleeding; constant application of pressure for too long a time, which may cause gangrene to set in; and the use of wire, rope, or other ma terial unsuitable for a tourniquet, which may so seriously injure the member that amputation is necessary. Adequate knowledge of First Aid can be had only by means of compe tent instruction and training, but the fact should be mentioned that a tourniquet, unless properly . applied, is a dangerous instrument, and that it should not be used if bleeding can be readily checked otherwise. In brief, the tourniquet is useful only in cases of bleeding from an injury of one of the limbs, nd there are only two places where $ can be effectively applied: -V33&-. 1. Around the upper aim about a hand's breadth below the armpit; 2. Around the thigh about tne same distance below the groin. The quickest and most convenient method of stopping the flow of blood from an external wound, regardless of its location, is by means of hand pressure applied between the injury and the heart at the proper one of the six points where the main arteries lie close to a bone. Knowledge of ;;;;.(" 'ft lib m 5 Enlisted men In the U. S. Navy and Naval Reserve have the oppor tunity to learn more than fifty dif ferent trades and vocations. This schooling, worth hundreds of dol lars, is free, and the sailors are paid their regular Navy pay while learning. m One of the most popular trades chosen by the bluejacket is metal v.orking. Pictured here are two enlisted men receiving instruction in acetylene welding from a quali- the exact location of these pressure points is, of course, essential. The use of such digital pressure recom mends itself because it requires no equipment and because it answers the purpose immediately and pending whatever additional procedure may be necessary. Bleeding from some wounds can be stopped by the use of a dressing or compress, which is the name given to material applied directly over the wound. The material most common ly used for this purpose is gauze, which is preferable because it is ab sorbent and does not exclude the air. It is of the utmost importance that the compress be not only clean in the ordinary setose but that it be free of germs, which is to say.,it must be sterile. Use of the compress alone is seldom sufficient to prevent se rious bleeding, but it is helpful in causing the blood to clot and is often desirable in connection with digital pressure or the tourniquet. It should De apparent from this brief discussion of the subject that although the tourniquet, when prop erly applied, is invaluable under cer tain circumstances, it is by no means a panacea for the prevention of bleeding, that a knowledge of its use is essential, and that other procedure, which likewise requires a degree of special -knowledge and training, is yery frequently indicated. fled Navy Instructor. Courses in cluded at the metalworker's school are blacksmithing, oxy-acetylene welding, arc welding and cutting, coppersmithing, sheetmetalwork ing, general metalsmithing and boilermaking. -Any ambitious and patriotic young man will be given the chance to qualify for one of, the Navy trade schools if he enlists for serv ice in Uncle Sam's new "Two Ocean" Navy. State College. 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